Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest nearly complete piece of Roman armor, which may reveal the fate of a missing Roman legionnaire | World News

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest nearly complete piece of Roman armor, which may reveal the fate of a missing Roman legionnaire | World News

Computer: Ebeka Quite. Image credit: © Varus Battle in the Osnabruck area. For generations, much of what historians knew about the Roman legions came from carved monuments, scattered metal fragments and later military equipment. Complete examples from the first decades of the Roman Empire are almost impossible to study. That changed after archaeologists carefully preserved … Read more

2,000-Year-Old Roman Tool Discovered in Czech Republic Could Rewrite History of Ancient Engineering World News

2,000-Year-Old Roman Tool Discovered in Czech Republic Could Rewrite History of Ancient Engineering World News

A rare Roman alignment plate was discovered in Nezamyslice and Kojetín during large-scale rescue excavations related to the construction of the high-speed rail line. The Archaeological Center of Olomouc (ACO) is conducting rescue excavations on the project. This extremely well-preserved artifact is believed to have been used to produce electrical wires through wire drawing techniques. … Read more